Use AI for Customer Research Before You Build Anything

Most teen business ideas fail because nobody asked customers what they wanted. AI helps you research customers smartly — even before you build anything.

Some examples

• 'Help me write 10 questions to ask peers about my idea.'
• 'Synthesize what I learned from these 5 customer interviews [paste notes].'
• 'Help me identify who would actually use my product.'
• 'What questions should I ask before building this?'

Try it!

Practice this safely

Try this with a school, hobby, or family example where the stakes are low. Use the AI output as a draft you can question, not as the final answer.

1. 1Ask AI to explain customer research in plain language, then underline anything that sounds uncertain or too broad.
2. 2Give it one detail from "Use AI for Customer Research Before You Build Anything" and ask for two possible next steps plus one reason each step might be wrong.
3. 3Check validation against a trusted source, teacher, adult, expert, or original document before you use it.